Roll, Jordan, roll
the world the slaves made
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Publication
1976 - Vintage Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
205,750 words, Guess
Page Count
823 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiverolljordanroll00geno
- Internet Archiverolljor_gen_1976_00_4473
- ISBN-139780394716527
- ISBN-100394716523
- Goodreads327841
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- LibraryThing109350
- Library of Congress Control Number75026906
- OCLC Control Number1602252
- OCLC Control Number87846176
- OCLC Control Number271
- Better World Books9780394716527
- Open LibraryOL5202429M
Classifications
- DDC975/.004/96073
- LCCE443 .G46 1976
Description
This landmark history of slavery in the South -- a winner of the Bancroft Prize -- challenged conventional views of slaves by illuminating the many forms of resistance to dehumanization that developed in slave society. Rather than emphasizing the cruelty and degradation of slavery, historian Eugene Genovese investigates the ways that slaves forced their owners to acknowledge their humanity through culture, music, and religion. Not merely passive victims, the slaves in this account actively engaged with the paternalism of slaveholding culture in ways that supported their self-respect and aspirations for freedom. Roll, Jordan, Roll covers a vast range of subjects, from slave weddings and funerals, to the language, food, clothing, and labor of slaves, and places particular emphasis on religion as both a major battleground for psychological control and a paradoxical source of spiritual strength. Displaying keen insight into the minds of both slaves and slaveholders, Roll, Jordan, Roll is a testament to the power of the human spirit under conditions of extreme oppression. - Publisher.
Description
A profound, learned and detailed analysis of Negro slavery. It covers an incredible range of topics and offers fresh insights on nearly every page ... the author's great gift is his ability to penetrate the minds of bothslaves and masters, revealing not only how they viewed themselves and each other, but also how they contradictory perceptions interacted.
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